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Quantitation of GSTP1 Methylation in Non-neoplastic Prostatic Tissue and Organ-Confined Prostate Adenocarcinoma
Author(s) -
Cármen Jerónimo,
Henning Usadel,
Rui Henrique,
Jorge Oliveira,
Carlos Lopes,
William G. Nelson,
David Sidransky
Publication year - 2001
Publication title -
jnci journal of the national cancer institute
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 5.797
H-Index - 356
eISSN - 1460-2105
pISSN - 0027-8874
DOI - 10.1093/jnci/93.22.1747
Subject(s) - gstp1 , intraepithelial neoplasia , prostate , adenocarcinoma , prostate cancer , methylation , biopsy , dna methylation , pathology , medicine , high grade prostatic intraepithelial neoplasia , cancer , hyperplasia , mesothelioma , biology , gene , gene expression , biochemistry , genotype
Methylation of regulatory sequences near GSTP1, which encodes the pi class glutathione S-transferase, is the most common epigenetic alteration associated with prostate cancer. We determined whether the quantitation of GSTP1 methylation in histopathologically distinct prostate tissue samples could improve prostate cancer detection.

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